North Richmond News

Archive for July, 2007

West Nile found in Bryan Park mosquitoes

07.28.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

The Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that mosquitoes trapped recently in Bryan Park in North Richmond tested positive for West Nile Virus — fairly early in the season. Mosquitoes being trapped on the city’s North Side are testing positive for West Nile virus at a higher than expected rate, prompting city health officials to remind residents to ...

TD Metro Business features Bellevue violin shop

07.27.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

Earlier in July, we missed the Times-Dispatch’s profile of Brooks Bozman, owner of Bellevue’s Mercury String Shop. Here’s a snippet from the longer article: Bozman has been a professional cellist and teacher for 25 years and studied instrument repair in Baltimore while studying with Mihaly Virizlay of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. After a three-year course in ...

Stir Crazy tops the list of North Richmond “Best of” winners

07.27.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

North Richmond’s favorite coffee shop has landed on the #2 spot on Richmond magazine’s “Best Nonchain Coffee Shop” list in the August issue. Buz and Ned’s Real Barbecue on North Boulevard is a distant neighbor, situated as it is just over the tracks from our North Richmond News boundaries. But we still believe it’s where rib-hungry ...

Richmond magazine applauds the scion of community weblogs

07.27.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

You might not know it, but the man behind Church Hill People’s News — schoolteacher John Murden — has helped others in the city launch community weblogs, including North Richmond News. CHPN was tapped by Richmond magazine this month as one of its “media pleasures.” The Church Hill People’s News is a neighborhood blog that set ...

Richmond magazine gives a nod to our School Board representative

07.27.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

The August issue of Richmond magazine includes the Third District’s Carol Wolf in its “Objects of Our Affection” list. She lands at #7 on the 20-person list: “For five years, Carol Wolf has served as the 3rd District representative on the Richmond School Board. She takes stands and won’t be bullied. A former reporter, her tenacity ...

Ginter Park Residents Association

07.26.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

GPRA is holding an ice cream social tonight (7/26) at 6:30 pm at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church. The GPRA quarterly meeting will be held on 8/14/2007 (7:30 pm) at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church. ...

National Night Out

07.25.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

Rosedale will celebrate National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 7, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the grounds of Christ Ascension Episcopal Church (at Hermitage and Laburnum). ~Bring Your Own Picnic Supper (Small grills are acceptable!) ~Drinks and dessert will be provided ~All kinds of old fashioned entertainments & games ~A fire truck for the ...

Richmond’s 3rd District meeting rescheduled

07.25.2007 · Posted in Etc

Councilman Chris Hilbert, representing Northside’s Third District, has canceled the July 25th Northside 3rd meeting. The next Third District meeting will be held August 22, 2007. District meetings include district and citywide topics being presented and discussed. Northside Third District Meetings are usually held the 4th Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at ...

Take me out to the vegame

07.25.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

From today’s Times-Dispatch comes news that the Vegetarian Society of Richmond will be stopping by our ‘hood: The Vegetarian Society of Richmond will host a day of vegan food and baseball Aug. 5. The organization is reserving a block of box seats at The Diamond for a 2 p.m. Braves game against Louisville. A pre-game vegan/raw buffet ...

North Richmond restaurant scene in Style

07.23.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

This week’s Style Weekly has another tidbit about North Richmond’s dining options, courtesy of food critic Deveron Timberlake: Smoke Free in North Side North Siders are still blogging about the smoke-free dining options around their neighborhood, including Northside Grille, which opened last month and is already packing in a crowd of regulars. A big comfort-food menu, Sunday ...

Richmond Braves Receive Bomb Threat

07.23.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

From the CBS 6 news website: Richmond Braves Receive Bomb Threat A bomb threat right around 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon forced the evacuation of The Diamond during a Braves game. About 5,000 fans had to leave their seats and head for the parking lots. Police say Aramark, the Diamond’s food vendor, received the phoned in threat at their ...

Richmond.com’s blurb on Northside Grille

07.20.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

Richmond’s com has a quick run-down on a handful of new restaurants in the city, including Bellevue’s own Northside Grille: Is there anything better than an affordable neighborhood restaurant chocked-full of booth seating and delicious food? I can’t think of anything. The Northside’s newest eatery (and that’s saying something in a neighborhood that’s bursting with progress) ...

Grab your blanket and take in a movie on MacArthur

07.14.2007 · Posted in Etc

If you haven’t made it to Bellevue’s walk-in version of a Drive-In Theater, be sure to drop by Once Upon A Vine around 8:00 p.m. on Fridays through September 7 for movie night in the parking lot. Grab your blanket or folding chair, along with a bucket of popcorn, and catch a summer flick with ...

More details on North Richmond movie theater

07.14.2007 · Posted in Etc

The Times-Dispatch’s Daniel Neman had a front-page story in Friday’s paper about the dearth of movie theaters in parts of the Richmond region. The story included additional details on the proposed Movieland at Boulevard Square: Bucking the trend may be a planned 16-screen theater called Movieland at Boulevard Square. It is scheduled to open next year ...

News from Bryan Park

07.14.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

Disc golf isn’t the only thing happening at Bryan Park — Friends of Bryan park report lots of activity this spring that builds on their continued efforts to spruce up North Richmond’s favorite park. More than 5,000 people attended the 5th annual Richmond Vegetarian Festival at the park in June. Friend of Bryan Park member Joan Gates ...

Update on Bryan Park disc golf

07.14.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

The latest issue of the newsletter of the Friends of Bryan Park is loaded with information, including an update on the new disc golf course — thousands of feet of frisbee-throwing fun. The first nine holes to a new Disc Golf Course have been installed at Bryan Park. Each hole will have two “tee-off” pads. The ...

A Citizen Invitation: Shape the Future of Downtown Richmond

07.11.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

North Richmond residents — Your opportunity to help transform downtown starts next Friday! From July 20 through July 26, the City of Richmond, Venture Richmond and Florida-based planning firm Dover Kohl invite the public to participate in a highly interactive process to update Richmond’s Downtown Master Plan. The series of discussions and design events (known as a ...

FEMA pitches in for Battery Park

07.11.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

The Times-Dispatch reports that FEMA will contribute $21 million to help pay for new sewer lines in flood-stricken Battery Park. The aid will reimburse the city for most of the expense in building the line, estimated to cost at least $28 million. The federal contribution will increase as the city incurs more expense in completing the ...